Halliburton Gulf oil spill News

Judge Accepts Halliburton’s Guilty Plea in Gulf Oil Case

A federal judge accepted a Halliburton Co. unit’s guilty plea to destroying tests conducted on cement work connected to the BP Plc-owned well that exploded in 2010, setting off the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Officials of Halliburton Energy Services …

Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Gulf Oil Spill Evidence

Halliburton Co. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. The government said Halliburton’s guilty plea is the third by a company over …

Transocean to Pay $1.4B to Settle Over BP Oil Spill

Transocean Ltd. agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. government charges over BP Plc’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and the rig contractor admitted that its crew on the Deepwater Horizon was partly responsible. Transocean, which …